Tipperary's Rachael Blackmore is a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.
12 months on from the race that eluded her she has guided 'A Plus Tard' to victory in the festival's feature race.
She guided the Henry De Bromhead trained 8-year-old to victory ahead of his stable mate and last year's winner 'Minella Indo'.
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'Protektorat' - who is owned by Sir Alex Ferguson - was third.
Elsewhere Carlow's Willie Mullins trained the winner in the first three races of the day.
He and Paul Townend teamed up to win the Triumph Hurdle with 'Vauban' and the Handicap Hurdle with 'State Man'.
Sean O'Keefe then guided 'The Nice Guy' to victory in the Novices´ Hurdle.
